The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-27
MISCELLANEOUS.


in such great demand in Manitoba that
nearly every dealer has completely sold
out.
The total number of postmasters re-
ceiving less than $1,000 per annum Is
5O,5s2 OF that number 4S,003 are paid
between S400 ard $500 u year.
1t is shown by official returns that
tho production of anthracite coal in
Pennsylvania the last fiscal year was
nearly thirty-six millions OF tons.
The bite of blue-gummcd negro
when at the heat of passion is said to be
rs poisonous rs that of rattlcsnake.
They are styled in South Carolina the
human snakes.
The largest cornfield in Florida is
found in Volusia County. II consists
of 800 acres and is what is known as
the old Starke plantation ut Spring
Garden. 1t will yield from thirty to
fifty bushels per acre.
A young hopeful of five summers
had stopped before a toy shop while out
walking with his mamma. "You don t
mean to buy me that wooden horse.
mammal" "Why not, darling It's
very pretty" o, yes, but it's too
cheap"
--Stranger-"My stars! There's q
land slide" Omaha Man-"WhereP"
"Up there" "Impossible. Its
there, l tell you. going yet. Look!
Lookn' "Oh! That's nothing but the
pumps throwing Missouri water into
the reservoir. "-Omaha World.
Mrs. Mat Crawford. living near
Dranesvilie. Marion County, Ga, had
seventeen hogs killed by one stroke of
lightning one day last week. There
were twenty-one hogs all huddled up
near the house. After the lightning
flash only four were found alive.
IL have poem, sir,' he said to
the editor (which, if acceptable to you,
would like to receive some remunera-
ton for "Ccrtainly; if we use it we
will pay forit.' "What are you paying
for poetry?' "If it's good we give two
circus tickets -
According to a London paper the
bean is the national herb of America
and beans and bacon form the national
dish of the Eastern States. while fried
chickens and the clam are the dishes of
the South The staple of the West is
hash, according to the same authority.
Good Housekeeping.
The Macon (Ga.) library has an
elevator which carries the mail from
the street into one of the front windows.
When the carrier blows his whistle the
elevator drops to the sidewalk, the
mail is put in and into the library it
goes. and thus n walk up the stairs is
saved.
One of our young men very gener-
oH5Iy dropped Observation-Disclosures
gold piece in the contribution basket
nj service on Sunday; but next day he
called on the church treasurer to say
he ihought he was putting in IL nickel.
os course the error was adjusted. -
Washington (Ga.) Gazette.
The New York courts have decided
that mill-seller must know that the
milk he supplies to consumers is of the
legal standard of purity. He can not
plead ignorance as u defense in case of
because the law makes it
his duty to know whether it is of the
standard quality or not.
An alloy which closely resembles
gold may be made, the JeWcliers Jour-
nal says, with sixteen parts of copper.
one of zinc and seven of platinum.
The copper and platinum are covered
first with borax and then with pow
dered charcoal and melted; then the
zinc is added. The alloy thus obtained
is exceedingly malleablc. and can be
drawn into the finest wire, while it
never furnishes.
A Child's Logic. There was an old
negro cook, about seventy years of age,
in the Petersby family, who has been
with them for great many years. and
whenever her birthday comes round she
receives presents, cakes, congratula-
tions, etc, much to the disgust of little
Johnny, who said to his mother: "Ma.
l don't think you ought to give that
cake to the old cook. You oughtto give
it to me. I've not had half as many
birthdays as she has had." ."-7eras Sijt-
aRg'.
No Bills!-The following placard
was exhibited fora week on the walls of
II certain town:
"No Buks.
I'VE happen to know from good authority that
the celebrated Signora X will give concert
nj the Centenary hall on the 18th OF April AS
the Incompatible artistic requires no putting to
draw full house, she does not wish this concert
to be advertised. To all our endeavors to shake
her esolutions she has but one reply
NO BILLS!.i
The public will therefore please take this
hint. III Sec0l0.